This ancient capitol, situated south from Egypt's current capitol Cairo, is believed to be founded by pharaoh Menes around 3000 BC. The God, patron of the city, was Ptah, the protector of craftsmen. The most famous temple in the city, Hout-ka-Ptah ( meaning "Castle of the ka of Ptah"), and it was the most prominent of many other temples dedicated Ptah as well as temples built for other gods of Egypt's ancient religion, such as Apis, Sekhmet, Amun, Hator... When translated to Greek, the name of the Hout-ka-Ptah temple, is Ai-gy-ptos, and this is believed to be the etymological origin of the modern English name Egypt. Since 1979, the ruins of this former capitol, along with the Giza complex, belong to the World heritage site.